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Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001695
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3901 37TH ST N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33714 · (727) 893-2135 · Pinellas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
480 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +17.5pp since 2023
Math
62.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +16.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 45.9% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 666 | 72.1% | 50.2% |
| PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINELLAS PARK | 435 | 72.4% | 31.2% |
| MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM PINELLAS PARK | 433 | 67.0% | 56.7% |
| PINELLAS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINELLAS PARK | 483 | 63.1% | 57.2% |
| LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEMPLE TERRACE | 546 | 64.1% | 35.3% |
| BENTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANFORD | 903 | 69.1% | 57.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #1,327 of 2,136 | #76 of 90 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #999 of 2,149 ▲ 575 | #60 of 90 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,091 of 2,149 ▲ 680 | #67 of 90 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #820 of 2,267 | #12 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #193 of 2,077 | #40 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #31 of 2,108 | #5 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #380 of 2,188 | #17 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #639 of 1,374 | #43 of 75 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
666
+73 (+12%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 666 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 72% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 50 | 13.2:1 | 76% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 81% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 50 | 11.9:1 | 75% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 63 | 12.7:1 | 79% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 67 | 12.5:1 | 70% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 56 | 13.4:1 | 81% (612) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 47 | 11.9:1 | 47% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 38 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a mid-sized elementary school in ST PETERSBURG, Florida. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 666 students in 2024-25.
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by PINELLAS, whose 151 schools enroll 87,955 students.
Hispanic students account for 36% of enrollment at NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, more than any other group. Other groups make up 27% Black, 21% White, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 11% of Pinellas County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a ratio of 13.3:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 72%. It compares with 45% for public schools in Pinellas County.
Among Florida public elementary schools, NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.2% and a predicted 45.0%.
For the population of Pinellas County, median household income comes to about $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pinellas County counts 155 public schools with about 87,955 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, LEALMAN INNOVATION ACADEMY, is the closest to NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% rise, from 593 to 666. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.9:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pinellas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
963,481
Census ACS
Median income
$72,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
87,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINELLAS
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
Other schools in ST PETERSBURG
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,125 students
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 880 students
- JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8Elementary · 817 students
- TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
Other New Heights Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named New Heights Elementary. NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYEAST GRAND FORKS, MN · 499 students
- New Heights Elementary SchoolSTILLWATER, MN · 39 students
Nearby schools
- LEALMAN INNOVATION ACADEMY0.9 mi · 307
- LEALMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 371
- MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 333
- JOHN M. SEXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 355
- WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 498
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,684
Frequently asked questions
About NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 666 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 21% White, 36% Hispanic, 27% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.